Taylor County If you love fishing, the great outdoor wilderness and a slow
pace, this is the place for you. Although Taylor has more people
than Franklin, Jefferson, Dixie or Gulf counties, it has less
people per square mile than any other county in Florida. Only
seven paved roads intersect its 46-mile coastline, one of the
longest in the state.

Four small sandy "beaches" range from 100-to-450 feet.
Keaton Beach and Hagen's Cove have the longest stretches of
beach, parking, picnic tables and restrooms. Dekle Beach and Dark
Island each have less than 100 feet of sand beach with small
parking areas.

The county's most acclaimed activities are birding, fishing,
water sports and
scalloping along the length of its coast. The primary coastal
fishing communities in Taylor County are Keaton Beach and
Steinhatchee.

Often called the "Tree Capital of the South," forestry is
Taylor County's primary industry.
Forest Capital Museum State Park honors the timber industry
each year with the Florida Forest Festival.

The coast, mostly wilderness, salt marsh wetlands, bay swamp,
palm and slash pine forests with some live oaks and laurel oaks,
borders Apalachee Bay, mostly in conservation within the Big Bend
Wildlife Management Area and
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. The Aucilla River divides
Taylor and Jefferson counties, while the Ecofina flows through the
county and
Econfina River State Park, which looks over The
Big Bend Seagrasses State Aquatic Preserve. The park has nine
miles of wooded trails for hiking, biking or horseback riding and
river paddling trails for kayak, canoe or boat. The trails lead to
the gulf coast with a view of lush islands and sand dunes on the
horizon. The Steinhatchee River runs along part of Taylor's eastern
boundary. All three rivers empty into the Gulf of Mexico forming
small deltas. Excellent fishing spots can be found along all three
rivers.